Daniel Jasinski
Daniel Jasinski is a male discus thrower from Germany. He won the Athletics at the [2016 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Olympic bronze medal in 2016]. It was an unexpected first medal in a major championship.
Career
He competed at the 2015 [World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships] in Beijing without qualifying for the final. In addition, he finished seventh at the 2014 [European Athletics Championships|2014 European Championships] in Zürich.His father and coach Mirosław Jasiński, a former discus thrower himself, comes from Bydgoszcz, Poland. His father had previously coached Michael Möllenbeck and Oliver-Sven Buder to world championship medals.
His personal best in the event is 67.16 metres set in Wiesbaden in 2016.